Maisy
Maisy is a girl name of Scottish origin, meaning Pearl; child of light.
What Maisy means
Pearl; child of light.
Maisy sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Maisy comes from
Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.
Maisy is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.
How popular is Maisy?
Maisy sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Maisy
Maisy spans Gem and light and brightness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Maisy
These share Maisy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Maisie — Pearl; child of light.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Margaret — Pearl.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Mei — Sprout; bright.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Chiara — Bright, clear, light.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Eleanor — Shining light.
- Greta — Pearl.
More Scottish names
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Malcolm — Devotee of Saint Columba.
- Lennox — With many elm trees.
- Monroe — From the mouth of the river.
- Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
- Mungo — Dear friend.
- Knox — From the round hill.
- Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.
- Kenneth — Handsome; born of fire.
- Ross — From the headland.